AI & Law: The Coming Multi-Tiered Practice of Law

There might someday be three-tiers for the practice of law

by Dr. Lance B. Eliot

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Key briefing points about this article:

• Currently, the practice of law is tightly controlled and there is essentially just one tier
• Some argue that we need a second tier consisting of non-lawyers certified to also do the law
• Acrimonious debates covering the benefits versus risks of a two-tiered approach are plentiful
• Coming down the road will be the potential of a third-tier consisting of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Questions abound about the tiers and the (shocking) chance of collapsing back into one tier

Introduction

Are two heads better than one?

What about three heads, are they even better still?

A rather fractious debate is taking place these days about the practice of law, and it involves a potential splintering of who or what can partake in proffering bona fide legal advice. Right now, it can be relatively successfully…